[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27927-27928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11758]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Habitat Committee to consider 
actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full 
Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Monday, June 1, 2015 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 300 Woodbury 
Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 431-8000; fax: (603) 
501-3733.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Habitat Committee will consider data and 
analyses related to current habitat management alternatives for Georges 
Bank as part of Omnibus Essential Fish Habitat Amendment 2. These will 
include analyses related to a new alternative identified during the 
April Council meeting. The Committee may choose to revise its preferred 
alternative recommendation for Georges Bank to the full Council. (The 
Council plans to take final action on Georges Bank habitat management 
alternatives during its June 16-18, 2015 meeting.)
    The Committee may also discuss other matters related to the 
amendment, in particular the spawning management alternatives. (The 
spawning alternatives are also planned for final Council action in 
June.) They will discuss other business as necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising 
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under 
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has 
been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address 
the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: May 12, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-11758 Filed 5-14-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P